The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-30
I'M STILL NO ACTION.
Thicker s Effort to Steal Ed
: nlnds' Thunder.
, RgyULsioN OF FEELING.
-. a.n Mad on the Mormon
on. -nan The Interstate
Commerce BilI-Etc.
w.ssr.aroN, D. c., Jan. "a, 1887.

eove AMI except from the Salt Lake
raners. / 1aye 10 idea as to how the
massage oil the Eimnnds Tucker bill, by
the House. has been received by The
neople Of Utah. I can well understand,
ofcOurse. tIat there would naturally be
great iubull ion IN certain quarter
anil 10 say the least, depression of spirit
in another. Anybody who was unfoT-
innate enough to be present III the
House OF Representatives when the
Edmupds- Fucker bill was called up,
debated save the markD and passed
could onl. come to one conclusion III
the premises, namely, that inasmuch as
the ouestlon under immediate consider
alton was one which it was popular 10
IN denouace, any kind of a measure, no
matter how outrageous and unconstitu-
tional it might be, would be sure to be
ubooned trough without any com
nunctions OF consequence or fear OF
criticism. This is a sad commentary
rnon the law makers of the nation. Yet
II is q true. one so far as the Mormon
onestion is concern,d. Prejudice of the
most inyeterate kind and ignorance OF
the densegt nature reign supreme in
regard to the whole subject. So deep
rooted for many years, It seems impoS-
sihIe tn remove the former, and more
fban imDossihle, even by extraordinary
means 10 enetrate and clear away the
tba latter. In a word, the MOrmons are
misunderstood. Their motives, their
religion and their every step from the
commencement OF their career as a
religious organization up to the present
time. have been willtuiIy and malici-
ouslv misrepresented to the world, and
as q result of such misrepresentation
the passage of such bill az that bear
Ing the names of Edmunds and Tucker
has been made possible. Until this mis-
representation is overcome, no matter
at what cost, the Mormons can never
expect fair treatment at the hands OF
the present government; can never
hope to have any measure that may be
introduced against them debated and
decided upon It's merits; can never hope
to bring about the cessation of un-
favorable and prosecuting legislation.
So far as | have been able 10 learn the
confidence committees appointed to
consider the Tucker substitute have
taken no action whatever, but it is
difficult TO predict what will be the
position OF affair By the time this letter
appears in THE HERALD. What an hour
or day may bring forth in regard to
Mormon legislation no mortal man can
tell. At times the question is as heavy
as a piece OF lead; at others, as light as
a feather, and as combusuble as
dynamite shell. I am informed that
Mr.. Edm In3s is not at all enthusiastic
over Mr.. TuckerS substitute. He j.
inclined TO show a decided preference
for his own bill, ard it may be that he
will stand up for its passage. Come to
think of 1t, the HoU,e committee on
judiciary did a very bold thing wit the
bill which the Senator from Vermont
had prepared with so much care. They
simply struck out every line of ii. except
the enacting clause, and proceeded to
draw ny bill OF Their own. They were
very much obliged TO Mr.. Edmunds for
the suggestions his bill contained. but
now an opportunity presented itself
wherein the Democratic committee on
Judiciary OF the House could out-Herod
HerOd. The Republican party had
unkeIed with the Mormon question long
enough; they had got the credit of
trying to abate the nuisance, put now
the time had arrived when the Demo
Gratis, who had every now and then
been accused of lodging the subject.
could excel by far all previous efforts.
and such a golden opportlSi must
not be allowed to slip away. Mr.. Ran
dolph Tucker, the chairman of this
important committee, was on record in
regard to the question. Hitherto he
had strenuously opposed anything that
sayored OF nationality, even to
solve the Mormon question. The
disease might be bad, but the cure must
not be worse. He boldly exposed some
OF the worst features of the Edmunds
OIL OF 1882 when it was on its passage
On the floor Of the House. For this he
was spplauded and appreciated by the
Aormons OF Utah. He was looked
upon and pointed but as a man who
Jared, IN the face of a frenzied public
opinion, speak his mind with no uncer-
TAIN sound. In the meantime, however.
Change seems to have come over the
spirit OF even this great man, the de-
Scendant OF q great family. a LAWYER of
'Hndouoted ability, and a gentleman of
large public experience. In 1867 he
appeared so see the Mormon question
through different ewes to those with
when he had beheld it in 1880 and in
years previous 10 that time, Everybody
Rho was cognizant with his past record
uodclng the change that had come over
MIN. was ready 10 inquire what is the
She matter with Tucker ?" Not once.
CUT 2 score of lines have been asked
mat question by men VINO are
AoSsQ Tor their Observance of
ppQollc men and public events
VI course, the question has always been
e.II'1hSWerable so far as 1 am concerned
~. ~: men have right to change their
Nl.. .- upon any subject when they
Moose ny, but when the change tai es nIscs
M lls ialtning alacrity, when the som
-. sauI; Is made without any apparent
fbe me matter nGtu ally hecomss
W SUBJECT Of common comment.
Io,c sad a Congressman 10 me no
ar, ,S ago, Tucker has gone uerfectIy
ra1tS Upon the Mormon question. He
friar6sa Gout nothing else. HIS own
Ltt Zen Si hardly know what n -nate IS
mind ~ was evidently in this frame of
comm,tte l', &c Chairman of the House
anon tha L; on judiciary, he vent to work
tie Ho1seo "i which has recently passed
unon ~ Ia Ills declining wears and